Which side of the bridge did you drive on today?

The I-80 bridge did some switch overs today.  IDOT rerouted part of the traffic to the newly paved westbound approach.  I know, I drove over it coming home from work.
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_f3af4266-9160-11de-8820-001cc4c002e0.html

I-80 approach to Mississippi–Getting closer to Done

Here are some shots I took coming home from work on July 30.  This shows the work on the Illinois side of the approach to the bridge.

I-80 Bridge over Mississippi River

Still closed eastbound to Illinois from Iowa.  I advise advance planning for travelers.

What is Illlinois hiding about I-80 bridge?

The local newspaper filed an FOIA request on I-80 bridge inspection reports, Illinois DOT manages the bridges.  Illinois stiffed the newspaper, citing national security.
Iowa and Minnesota make their reports public.
More good and decent government in Illinois?
As a regular commuter on the I-80 bridge, I would certainly like to read those reports.
Check out this editorial:
http://www.qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_a0ac893e-5f8d-11de-b618-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story

I-80 bridge detour signs confusing

The detour signs have caused all sorts of folks to wander around Leclaire and Bettendorf, just looking for a way over the river.
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/ask-the-times/article_644560f4-5954-11de-8414-001cc4c03286.html

I-80 Bridge over Mississippi Closed to Illinois

So you think you can get from Iowa to Illinois just by driving over the Interstate 80 bridge??  Wrong.
The west-east route has been closed for a couple of weeks.  No date certain to reopen.  There is one lane open on the east-west route.
Inspectors are quite cautious about bridges over the Mississippi River these days.
Unfortunatley, the [...]

Mississippi River I-80 bridge from below

Here is what this bridge looks like from the ground on the Iowa side:

 

Mississippi River Runs East and West

This morning I visited the Illinois side of the River and took pictures  at their I-80 rest stop. The river takes a turn in the Quad Cities and runs east and west with Iowa being north of the river.  Just upstream of the I-80 bridge the river takes its turn to the west.  Or to look [...]

Getting the boat into the channel

Our house is on an old canal entrance.  There is a long lateral dam that runs for quite a ways, from the entrance to the old locks (which are now summer recreational locks) up to just south of the town of Leclaire.  Lateral dams run parallel to the shore, wing dams perpendicular to the shore.
Here [...]

Trouble in river city

You have seen many photos of the I-80 bridge over the Mississippi here.  Well, yesterday I got stuck in a massive traffic jam (as we define that here, made me 15 minutes late getting home), and it turned out the Illinois DOT bridge inspectors were on the job.  Illinois is in charge of bridge maintenance.  [...]